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If Jenn had known her husband's family before they'd gotten married, there might never have been a wedding at all. Now she has to confront the reality that her new family holds ignorantand, at times, racistviews, and that spending time around them triggers her ingrained trauma of growing up Black in the U.S. Why is it so hard for her to speak out against their prejudice? And, more importantly, what does it mean that her husband is silent in the...

Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965), Sohn einer alten englischen Adelsfamilie, britischer Premier und Nobelpreisträger für Literatur, hat schon viele Historiker beschäftigt. Und kein anderer war wohl so prädestiniert, sich mit Churchills Lebens zu befassen, wie der deutsche Schriftsteller Sebastian Haffner, der von 1938 bis 1954 im politischen Exil in London lebte. Churchill, der sich bereits in den dreißiger Jahren zur stärksten politischen...

Mystery-thriller author Susan Specht Oram shares strange but true tales in this eighth book in the Strangers on a Train series, including a disastrous boating incident, a bizarre business conversation, a job offer with shocking hidden expectations, a surprise visit to a sacred pool and other captivating, complicated anecdotes. This short collection of weird real-life situations might make you laugh and cry. Join her and share the surprising happenings...

What happens when grandparents become parents the second time around? Across cultures and communities, countless grandparents are raising their grandchildren, providing stability, love, and faith when others cannot. In A Grandmother's Love, Sherita Brown shares a moving, faith-filled memoir that celebrates the unbreakable bond between grandparent and grandchild. Through the stories of three generations of strong African American women in Colorado,...

A Seat at the Table is the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.–based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for political activism. Named in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while writing poetry, the restaurant is the creation of Andy Shallal, an Iraqi American restaurateur, artist, and activist. In this fast-paced, personal, and often humorous story, we follow Andy from his teenage years on, helping...

Born in Italy during World War II, Salvatore Forcina was a young boy who survived all odds by living through his young childhood without any real or proper shelter. Like many Italians during this time, a month after turning eight years old, his parents followed this migration to Argentina, a developing country at the time rich with natural resources and hope for a more stable life. Sent away to live with Redemptorist priests for seven long years as...

Surviving Life's Most Brutal Storms As a World Series-winning pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Jeremy Affeldt stared down all kinds of pressure. But none compared to the stress he faced in his personal life, when things completely fell apart. He learned that going it alone in a crisis is like trying to pitch without a catcher-there's no one to help with the next pitch or advise you on the curveballs. In Built for the Storm, Affeldt shares...

The Endless Night A poetic, hallucinogenic plunge into the late-1990s nightclub underworld of Australia's Gold Coast. Told through the eyes of an ecstasy dealer drifting between neon-lit euphoria and shadowy paranoia, this is a dreamlike confession-raw, rhythmic, and impossible to forget. Based on True Events. Real People. Real Pills.

Married couple and award-winning musical artists Rebecca St. James and Cubbie Fink share powerful stories of faith from their family's journey to encourage you and draw you closer to God. With authentic storytelling and hard-won wisdom, Rebecca St. James and Cubbie Fink illuminate the heartaches and triumphs that have shaped their story as a married couple, as parents, as musicians, and-most of all-as Jesus followers. Journey with Cubbie...

He was the voice of a generation that refused to apologize for America. Before his tragic assassination cut his journey short, Charlie Kirk ignited a movement that shook the foundations of the political establishment and awakened a sleeping giant: the young patriots of America. This is not a biography. It is an intellectual and spiritual testament-a deep dive into the mind of a man who saw a nation at a crossroads and chose to fight. Who was Charlie...